July 2022 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0722 Lot 2022
A .577 SNIDER MK II CAVALRY CARBINE SIGNED TOWER, DATED 1874, serial no. WR135076,

Product Details

* A .577 SNIDER MK II CAVALRY CARBINE SIGNED TOWER, DATED 1874, serial no. WR135076,
with 19 1/2ins. barrel rifled with five grooves, with block and blade front-sight and rifle pattern ladder rear-sight, flip open Mk II breech block with the London Small Arms Co. inspection mark, one of the action thimbles missing, the lock of standard Enfield type stamped with a crown on the tail and "1874 / TOWER" to the centre, the hammer with a patch of deep pitting and nose damaged, regulation brass mounted walnut half-stock with one barrel band, barrel to a grey / brown patina, the muzzle recrowned..

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Estimate £150-250

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament